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7/14/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday July 14, 2006

2 job-creating operations eyed: Private-public partnerships considered (Goods Movement)
http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_4042414
Daily News/Antelope Valley Edition

City’s perpetual motion foretells changes to come (scroll down for Expo Light Rail, Big Blue Bus)
http://snipurl.com/t7hw
Santa Monica Daily Press

Commuters balance fear with necessity: 32 million Americans take mass transit each day, in spite of terror threat
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13833350/
MSNBC

Freeways crawling to stop: A study says that continued development will cripple the region's road system
http://www.pe.com/localnews/corona/stories/PE_News_Local_D_rctc13.205a223.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Jose Martinez Held A Personal Demolition Derby After Learning He Was Suspended From The MTA
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_195083109.html
CBS 2 TV

Kick Cellphones Out of Cars: A ban on handsets is a start, but hands-free yakkers can drive like drunks too
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-cellphones14jul14,0,6528520.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times

Limit Cellphones in Cars or Just Let Freedom Ring?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cellphone14jul14,0,4543915.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times

Mechanic Arrested in Rampage at MTA Yard
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bus14jul14,1,5883180.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

MTA: employee becomes enraged following suspension
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5149061
KESQ 3 TV

Oil prices surge to record highs: World instability, high demand, psychological factors blamed
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/ci_4048228
Pasadena Star News

Panels OK more funds for free transit days
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/13/BABADIGEST2.DTL&type=politics
San Francisco Chronicle

Summertime gas blues in full effect in SoCal
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_4043582
Daily Bulletin

Villaraigosa challenges city workers to fill 300,000 potholes
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4046736
Daily News

Visionary Work: Riverside Transit Agency sponsors competition
http://www.pe.com/localnews/corona/stories/PE_News_Local_C_cspot13.2057aa5.html
Riverside Press Enterprise